CNN posted a pretty awesome gallery of sports images from the year, collecting their 75 favorites. Hands down the best one was the photo at top of Ning Ding playing in the women’s singles table tennis quarter-final match at the 2012 London Olympics. The way her body is poised, the ball seemingly inches from her nose, the way her arms seem to interlock seamlessly. I don’t think you could have composed a pose like this, even if you tried.